Most people
24°54′N
Nearly 28 million people in a slice just 8 km (5 mi) wide, without a single megacity.
Trace this slice through densely settled parts of South Asia and China. It has the largest total population in the dataset when slices around the globe are compared at the same 8 km width.
- 27.581 M at 8 km and 27.728 M at 5 mi, both 0.34% of world population
- GHS-POP R2023A, epoch 2025
- peak holds for 0.57 km; 25°00′N reads about 14% lower
Measured parallels
- Biggest seasonal swing · 62°57′N
- Flattest land · 59°32′N
- Most climate zones · ≈33°29′N
- Greatest relief · 27°42′N
- Humanity's population belt · 24°30′N
- Densest land population · 13°00′N
- Most countries crossed · 10°58′N
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